Sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb are the perfect spring flavor duo. Reunite this delicious combo in these strawberry rhubarb scones for an extra sweet treat to serve at Easter, Mother's Day brunch, or just because! Perfect with your morning coffee or a cup of tea.
In the bowl of a food processor, add the all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cubed butter.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 4 oz unsalted butter
Pulse to combine. The butter pieces should look like coarse, sandy crumbs when ready.
Add the heavy cream and vanilla, then pulse to incorporate. The mixture should begin to pull off from the sides of the food processor. Do not add extra liquid, even if it's tempting. The strawberries will add plenty!
1/2 cup heavy cream, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pour the scone dough into a large bowl or onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Add the strawberry and rhubarb pieces and incorporate. In a bowl, it helps to use a dough whisk. On a pan, I usually just use my hands. Knead the crumbly dough into a ball, pressing it together to hold in place. It will seem overly crumbly at first, but that's how you get the very best, flakiest scones. Press down to form the dough ball into a large disc approximately 1 inch tall.
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, 1/2 cup rhubarb
Place the pan with the round of scone dough in the fridge and let it rest at least 25-30 minutes. This is essential to get the butter nice and cold again.
While the dough is resting, preheat the oven to 400F.
After the rest time, remove the pan from the fridge and cut scones into 8-10 pieces using a very sharp knife. Separate the scones on the pan, brush tops of the scones with heavy cream, and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
2 tbsp heavy cream, 1 tbsp coarse sugar
Bake in the pre-heated oven for 18-20 minutes. The scones will be golden brown on the edges and feel quite soft to the touch. They'll continue to firm up on the pan as they cool.
If desired, drizzle with melted white chocolate or enjoy as is. The sugar makes them crunchy and sweet on top, yet they're sweet, tender, and moist inside.
Notes
Store leftover cooled scones in an airtight container at room temperature for about 2 days. Scones are best within the first day.You can also keep the unbaked scones in the fridge for 3-4 days. Just cover well and bake whenever you're ready!